[chimera]

Yes, I hear the whistles of trains running on tracks about eight miles to the west of my home. It's a kind of lonely, romantic sound. I like to listen on summer evenings with the bedroom windows open. I often wonder where the trains are going, what they are hauling, where the people on them are from, what it would be like to work on the railroad, and so on. Simple, cheap (free) entertainment on a warm evening when the work is done and the sun is going down.

[Beowulf9]

“Yes, I hear the whistles of trains running on tracks about eight miles to the west of my home. It’s a kind of lonely, romantic sound...”

I don’t hear that train often enough, only about 3 times, but the sound is about midnight, and the town is quiet and it is a very lonely romantic sound. I totally understand.

I love the answers on this column, btw, Just got home from work and reading through...wow!